India, July 26 -- The United States' offensive at Iran came to a halt on Friday after President Donald Trump reportedly did not give a green light to the US military's plan to strike Iran after almost two weeks of everyday attacks.

Trump had been approving the strikes everyday over the past two weeks. However, after 13 days, he asked the US military not to conduct strikes at Iran on Friday, Axios reported citing two people familiar with the matter.

The move came as the US President hinted that the two sides are engaged in talks. Trump told reporters on Friday that Iranians are getting "more and more serious" as the days go by but maintained that the US could go back to taking the militray route whenever it wants.

"We're talking to [the...